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E. G. WATKINS AND C. 'A. BROWN. SUPPORTING FOOT FOB ARTICLES OFFURNHURE.

APPLICATION fl LfiD JUNE 30,1914.

Patented July 15, 1919.

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ASSIGNORS TO HEYWOOD BROTHERS AND WAKEFIELD COMPANY, OF GARD- NER, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SUPPORTING-FOOT FOR ARTICLES 01? FURNITURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 15, 1919.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, EDWARD G. WATKINS and CHARLES A. BROWN, both citizens of the United States, residing at Gardner, in the county of lVorcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Supporting-Feet for Articles of Furniture, of which the following, together with the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

The present invention relates to an improved construction of the supporting feet,

for the legs of articles of furniture, such, for instance, as chairs, desks, or settees.

An object ofthe invention is to provide for the convenient formation of a supporting foot, from the material forming the leg of the article of furniture; a further object is to secure the exclusion of dust and dirt from the corners of the leg and foot by the provision of a suitable dust cap forming part of the supporting surface of said foot.

Other and further objects will appear from the following description and the claim annexed thereto, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a side view of an article of furniture provided with legs which embody the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of one of the legs, on the line 22, Fi 1.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 33, Fig. 2,

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the diflerent figures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates an article of furniture, in the present instance a combined school desk and chair, which comprises a pair of spaced apart side frames, each of which consists of a number of suit able curved lengths or strips of metal, angular in cross section, which are riveted together and braced at appropriate points. Each side frame in the present instance has a curved rear leg 2 and a vertical front leg 3, but it will be apparent that the contour of the said legs and their relation to the other parts of the structure forms no part of the present invention, which relates merely to the feet which are formed on the lower ends of said legs.

The sides of the angle bar formin each leg are pressed outwardly substanti ly at right angles to themselves to form integral flat feet 4 and 5, respectively, adapted to provide extended supporting surfaces for said legs. Each flat portion so formed is preferably flanged, along its edge, as shown at 6, Fig. 3, in order to secure for said leg an edge support, which is capable of being readily finished, so as to lie true on: the floor. The flange 6 serves also to increase the stiffness of the foot.

A dust cap 7 preferably of sheet metal,

' and curved substantially in the form of a segment of a sphere, so as to fit snugly within the angle formed by the sides of the leg, has integral ears 8 which are riveted respectively to said sides, as shown in Figs. 2 and'3.

The dust cap 7 is disposed so that its lower edge lies flush with the flange 6 of the foot, and is adapted to rest on the floor, to which each foot may be secured, if desired, by screws passing through the holes 9 there of. Said dust cap thereby effectually incloses the corner at the lower end of its leg, preventing the access of dust and dirt thereto, and furthermore, increases the stifi'ness and strength of the leg, and enlarges the bearing surface of the foot.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that angle bars of commercial shape, as well as sheet metal bars, angular in cross section, are rendered capable of use for the supporting legs of articles of furniture; and it is to be noted that our invention is not limited to the particular shape of bar illustrated in the drawings, but is applicable also when bars of various angular shapes are employed for the supporting legs of articles of furniture.

l/Ve claim,

In an article of furniture, the combination with a leg member L-shaped in cross section and having a supporting foot at its lower end, of a triangular spherical segment having its apex fitting the reentering angle of the leg member, with its sides contacting with the inner sides of the leg member and having upturned integral ears attached to the sides of the leg member.

Dated this twenty fifth day of June, 1914.

EDWARD G. WATKINS. CHARLES A. BROWN. Witnesses:

THATCHER B. DUNN, FLORENCE I MOORE.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

